TV series

El aval

2006 · 1 season

A slow, uneasy psychological thriller that keeps you tense as an ordinary man is cornered by an implacable stranger.

Overview: Psychologist Martín Rivera is one day invited for a coffee by a stranger named José Sagasti, who informs him that his grandfather had made a pact with his boss, "The Devil", who he did not comply. Therefore Rivera, as his only male descendant, becomes the guarantee of said commitment. Martín and his closest ones start to be intensively harassed by Sagasti, until the pact can be finally fulfilled.
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, fate, guilt, family
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
fate
guilt
family
isolation
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild